The Sun. — London, England, 1818-03-02 00:00:00

'here point of interest or novelty—tbat it is through out vague, indefinite, and unsatisfactory." Con sidering The . British Press, as now the only legiti mate Opliosition Paper, all the rest, without ex ception, being entirely Jacobinical, from the Morn ing Chronicle, downward!, we deent its opinions nor unworthy of notice. But why does the Report con tain no point of "interest or novelly?" why,because the dangerhas passed away., and because the facts of the insnrrect ions are now universally known. Yet it is still interesting to those who are attached to the Constitution, and zealous for the honour at the Government that preserved it. But if it is really, as The British Press says, " throughout "gne, indefinite, and unsatisfactory," why should the Party object to its being printed and circulated over the country, for if that Were its real character, it could only bring Iliscredit upon Ministers"? If that were its real character too, the Party would be anxious for its tirculation, from the desperate boldness of The Morning Chronicle to the treacherous vaccination of *anther Daily Print, which, under an insidious "Phistry, pretends to he impartial, while it does ill it can to undermine the Government, to whose patronage it was chiefly indebted for its prosperity :ler a- that uties and it is me. le a ,t h er fan ould That , of mall Dill the the 11l r, e . —... I we )ot, , nly )04 1 in o ; in of lay *re reel his de• ap re- on ick lot its %As bit of Icy ce Ise of be SHIP NEWS. URAL, MARCH I.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Alert front Shields. Remain in the Downs- a la rge fleet of outward-bound. The King George Packet, KING, with a mail and 50 passengers f ulfil Calais, landed mail and passengers here, Paving been forced in here by the strong S.W. PORTSMOUTU, MARCH I.—Arrived the Venilla, littAnN. from London for Jamaica, with loss of 414 n -top-sail yard, and his Majesty's ship Pro ititt.heus from a cruise. It has blown a hard gale 411 day. FQWEY, FEE. 28.—The schooner Good Intent, I)Otit.GitatN, from Malaga to London, put into th is port very leaky, baying' four feet water in her /414 , and was immediately hauled aground ; it is tholight her cargo must be landed, as the pumps c annot keep her free-17 days' passage. PAuktotyrtt, FEB. 26. —Arrived the Norton Nrket with mails from Rio Janeiro, in 6 2 days ; CERR, front St. Domingo, in 40 days, t rit Liverpool. Sailed the Lady Arabella packet *kb a mail for Lisbon. into B t a le :2.47,.)d5, — a The following p ac k e t s h ave gone viz.—Duke of Marlborough, for tisb ° ll ; Lord Sidn.ontb, for Gibraltar and Malta; lintt Manchester, for the Islands. LIVERPOOL, Fes. 28.—The following is a copy ttr a Letter received by Messrs. CROPPER, BE 1 , 1•• "b ", and Co. dated Tralce, 23d Feb. 1818 : There has been a box found on this coast (about twenty kites from this), containing a variety of papers of value, thongst which are an invoice and bill of lading for a quan l itY of cotton wool shipped in the Benga fir l, and d a t e d C a l cutta, b ecteel to your address, with a bill of exchange for the cr6 ght on you. I bare seen but a few of the papers, as the 14 "Ple who found them were unwilling to part with them Izi titont a recompence for their trouble. Amongst the pa liPtrltl understand, are several bills of exchange, and powers tittorney, directed to people in London and Scotland. " CHASELL MAHON." DOVER, MARCH I.—Arrived yesterday, off this 1)14 t. the Silveya, BELTANCOURT, from St. Mi .tt4*l.3 fo r L on d on ; and to-day arrived the Be 4."olent transport front the River. Sailed the transport, after stopping her leak, from :4.loiient for Longsound ; and Brisk transport, tbutvvien, Fen. 28.—Arrived the Dart, Ro itits, from Stiields to Plymouth, with loss of yhOlor and cable. The Good Hope, BOON, was s " board o f b y a smac k , and had her bow 14,itearried away. p0)0 4 4. t. Fan. 23.—Arrived his Majesty' s ship b uncombe, SLEIGH, bound to Jamaica, a n shore near Cork the 2.5 th ult. but was 'ich4 rgin g , and it was expected would be got off. 1411 Hassan, J ONES, f rom Bristol to Tobago, It back on Saturday leaky, and must discharge. qyli.llrflay morning her MAJEsTv, accied tiy tiitceses AUGUSTA and ELIZABETH, o attende mpan d 4 11, 1 k r (ly CALTH ORPE, took an airing in a coach tour by Highgate, Hampstead, and their "fa,e."bourhood, and returned to the Queen's t9ltB II :in the a f ternoon, when they received from the Duke of Sussex and the Prince of • -411 1 0 mBERG, th e Du c h ess o f G LOUCESTER, y es . ternay her MAJESTY and the Princesses • ij i ‘k anti ELIZABETH re ce i ve d v i s i ts , from i'!.% 1. 'lke Yrt ox, the Prince of Hesse Hord `"''• • je tPAN Prince o f H ESSE Homßeno visited the t l~Ty t < t 'd the l ' EielCeSseS AUGUSTA and ELIZA ti h W i t) Saturd ay ant i yesterday. He dined with (I:4(ptis o f SALISBURY oil Saturday, an d i n el 'ir , g went t o t h e O pera . s i ,, ll: ( t i Cnrp ot at i on of B r id genorth, at a Coon ( 4t, 'ttely suspended th e t a ki ng o f toll for all fri Av e , . 4 fZris ti:'K" Pt of Brown or 11111.covailo Sugar, com 4(14 4 e - turns made in tile Week ending th e 15th da p uted y of 'Y. is 4t)).:Jid. per cwt. POETRY. SONNET. PRBLINGS ON LEAVING CHURCH. Within my heart the word has enter'd deep: Again to thank my God I grateful kneel, Who by his own hath dcign'd my wounds to heal : Ah me what sweet sensations o'er me creep, Hushing the stormy passions all to sleep The Priest's last blessing on my soul I fed, As forth I go with renovated zeal To do God's Will and comfort those that weep. The Church-yard, *here proud tomb and hurnblc sod Are rnix'd, I rss ; and as the holy place I turn to vim I vow, e'en though his rod May scourge, still nndismsy'd to run the race Of Faith, and there ask humbly of my God, That which so seeking all shall find, his Grace. PHILECCLESIAST' REGISTER OF FA SII lON. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS, Sir John and Lady Borlase Warren, at Mirart's Hotel, from the Continent; the Honourable Major Vereker, Colonel Hughes, Mr. Croft, Colonel Horner and family, Marmaduke Cantab Maxwell, Esq. at Nerot's Hotel ; Lady Care and Miss An►ie Otway, at her house, Upper Grosvenor-street, from her seat, in Northamptonshire; Dr. Hawkins, at his house, Upper Brook -street, from Monmouthshire; the Marquis of Huntly, at Greitlon's Hotel, from Cheltenham. DEPARTURES. Saturday morning, the Duke of Clarence, for Bushey; Dr. Gibbes, and Mr. Tudor, from Reddish's Royal Hotel, Jet• myn-street, for Bath. FASHIONS FOR MARCEL BRIDAL Duess.—A low dress composed of British net, and worn over a white satin slip; cut low and square round the bust; the bosom and back ornamented with white satin poi►sts interspersed with pearl ; the shoulder-strap finished with chenille. The waist is very short, the dress tight to the shape, and the back of a moderate breadth. Sleeve ala Fraxcaise, made very short and full, and ornamented with ten or twelve narrow stripes of white satin placed boas round the arm. The skirt is finished at the bottom by a large rou leau of white satin, which is surmounted by four satin pip ings, disposed in waves and interspersed with white roses. WALKING DRESS.—A faWn-coloured poplin gown made half high; the back is plain, nd the front wraps a little 10 the left side ; the body is trimmed with two rows of white satin ribbon painted in natural flowers. Plain long sleeve, finished at the wrist to correspond, The bottom of the skirt is very tastefully trimmed with painted ribbon, interspersed with bows.—(Ackermann's Repository.) ENGLISH WIZ.TER CARRIAGE COSTHME....-found dress of fine cambric muslin, embroidered round the border in three distinct rows. Pelisse of rich Tobine silk striped, of Christ mas hollyberry colour and bright grass green, trimmed round the collar, cuffs, and down the front with very broad swans down. Cambridge hat of green satin, ornamented with white ribband, edged with holly-berry red, surmounted by a very full plume of white ostrich feathers. Triple ruff of fine lace ; holly-berry velvet ridicule, with clasp and ornaments of gold. Fitexcrr CARRIAGE DRESS.—Pelisse of celestial blue satin, fasteneetidown the front with Brandenbourgs of polished steel Toque bat of spotted blue velvet, the hat part crowned with a- Plume of white ostrich feathers; the cap part confined to the forehead by a bandeau of polished steel, with an elegant tas sel of the same material on the left side. Triple ruff.of fine lace ; lemon-coloured slippers of kid leather, and Norman gloves.--(Lo Belle Asseinble'e.) CORN-EXCHANGE, MARCH 2.—We bad a mid dling supply of Wheat this morning from E•sex and Kent, fine samples of which sold at last Mon day's prices, but inferior is dull, and from Is. to 2s. per quarter lower ; fine Malting Barley sup ports its price, btu ordinary is from Is. to 2s. per quarter lower ; Boiling Pease are in demand, but Grey Pease and Tick Beans are dull ; the Oat trade is dull, and Is. per quarter lower; in other articles no alteration. On Friday, at one o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, which sat till half -past two. Yesterday, at three o'clock, an other Cabinet Council was held at the saute place. On Saturday the LORD CHANCELLOR, Vis count CASTLEREAGH, and Earl BATHURST, had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton house. The LORD' CHANCELLOR and Viscount CASTLE REAGH had audiences of PRINCE REGENT yester day. I NCLEDON —An American Paper gives a report of the death of this celebrated Singer, in conse quence of having broken a blood vessel.. Ano ther Paper says he has recovered. Died on the 22d,.at Haslar, near Gosport, de servedly esteemed in his professional as beloved in his private life, NV. It. LAWRENCE, Esq. late Major in the 72d Regiment, brother to the Rev. A. LA WHENCE, of Haslar, and to Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE, R. A. HUMPHREY' HoWORTH, EMI. has declared his intention to offer himself for the Borough of Eve sham on the ensuing General Election, Mr.MaN NING. having signified that he does not mean to offer himself again. Two new Candidates have already started for the same Borough. ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION.—Ac the final close of the poll on Friday evening, the numbers were— For Mr. Robarts Lord ('barks Spencer Churchill Majority far Mr. Robarts -36 PREFERRED.---The Rev. WILLIAM EASTON, to the Vicarage of Hurst burn Prior, Hants. Patron, the Bishop of WINCHESTER. How far the voyage of discovery to the North Pole may prove satisfactory to those engaged, in that interesting adventure we know not ; for our own parts, we must confeSs that we prefer voy aging nearer home ; Cornbill is now our North Pole, and G. CARROLL our Magnet of attraction. At No. 7, we shall prosecute our discoveries amongst the 3 Prizes of 30,000, the 12 pipes of Port Wine, und the Forty Capitals that will be drawn Next Wednesday.—Should CARROLL be as fortunate this Lottery as be was in the last, when he sold SIX Capitals, including TWO of 20,0001., our voyage will prove a golden one indeed. CALAMITOUS FIRE, WITH THE LOSS OF SEVERAL LIVES. Yesterday morning, abbot six o'clock, the in habitants of the Strand were thrown into the greatest alarm and consternation br a fire issuing from the house of Mr. IVHEATER, grocer and teas dealer, corner of Hewit's-court, Strand. The conflagration was so rapid, that only a few-mi nutes elapsed before the house was one complete blaze, and soon extended its ravages to those. ad joining, that of Mr. ASHMAN, pawnbroker, and Mr. BUCKINGHAM, brush-maker, which were to tally consumed, with four other houses in Hewit's court. The premises of Mr. GREENSILL, glass manufacturer, must have become a prey to the flames, had it not been for a strong party wall. The, house is much damaged. Several of the houses opposite are greatly scorched: Ou the moment of the alarm every exertion was matte to save the unfortunate inmates of the hoosea, who were at that hour in bed. Mr. X1 7 14E/O'ER hearing the call of fire, arose and rerptestea his wife to rise instantly with her little babe, and he with the greatest fortitude ran up stairs to awake his two shopmen and porter, bat before this was accomplished the fire had raged with such impe tuosity, that he found it utterly impossible to re turn to his wife again. In his endeavours to retrace his steps, he was dreadfully scorched, and com pelled to leap 'from his house to one adjoining, and rescue himself from the devouring element. This tie effected with great difficulty, although he bad not waited'even to dress himself . . At this instant his child was placed in his arms. It had been thrown from the second floor window, by, it is supposed, its mother, to save it from des straction. In the fall, the child came in contact with the balcony, and was caught in the arms of two or three persons. The infant has received a severe wound on the head ; the legs are much scratched, and its hands greatly burnt. A sur geon immediately attended, and gave hopes of its recovery. Mrs. IVheater, we lament to state, was so overcome with fright and suffocation, that she became a prey to the flames. Her body was seen suspended some time on a beam in the midst of the flames: Several of the firemen, much to their credit, and at the hazard of their own lives, rushed in and brought it out, and immediately pot the body in a shell, and took it to St. Mar tin's workhouse. One of the shopmen, in endea vouring to make his escape, Precipitated himself from the upper story, and pitching upon his head, dashed out his brains; the Other shopman was burnt in the flames : they are all three in the workhouse. A young man, the porter, who slept in the attic, is seriously burnt and bruised ; he rushed from his window along the parapet of se veral other houses, before he could gait, admit tance, and almost asked ; he•was conveyed to St. George's Hospital, and is likely to do well. The houses that are burnt at the back of Mr Wheater's were principally occupied by poor people, and let goo in tenements. Sorrow was'observed in the countenances of the by-standers, who witnessed women and children almost naked, running in all directions, to save themselves, and what little property they could carry with them, which they deposited in St. Martin's church-yard. About eight o'clock in the morning, the inte rior of the houses of Mr. Wheater and Mr. Ash man, being completely consumed, the walls fell with a tremendous crash into the Strand. A num ber of persons were present at the time, but none were hurt. 'T he falling of these walls put an en tire stoppage for. any one to pass, and has block ed up the thoroughfare of the Strand: The exer tions of the firemen on this lamentable occasion are highly praiseworthy; several of them, we hear, are slightly wounded. William Parry, a fireman belonging to the Hope Insurance Office, was on the top of the houses. that were burning ; and having conveyed the pipes to the top, began to play on the back premises, in Hewitt's-court, that being too confined to admit an engine. A great number of firemen reside in Hunger ford-street and its vicinity, and they were very promptly on the premises ; but no water could be got for three quarters of an hour, and the flames were communicating with the greatest rapidity to the house of Mr. Ashman, pawnbroker, Mr: Buckingham, brush-maker, and Mr. Rowley, carver, gilder, and picture-frame-maker. The firemen were running from plug to plug, and no water could be got, while the thieves were busily employed in plundering the premises, and carry ing off the property.—Very few of the parish constables bad arrived, and one of them sent to the. Horse Guards, requesting some sol diers to keep the mob from the buildings. In about a quarter of an hour afterwards, that of a Company of the Third Regiment of Guards were dispatched from the guard-room, and shortly af terwar d s another company; they were placed at the disposal of the civil authority. Property to a great amount had, in the mean time, been carried away by the thieves. The family of Mr. Ashman had just time to escape from the house before it was in a general conflagration from the cellar to the garret. One of the female.ser vents was actually dragged out of the house by a constable (Nettleton) ; she had only her night clothes on, and wished to put other clothes upon her ; but if she had remained a minute longer,she must have been destroyed. Mr. Ashman had a number of guns in his house, several of which were loaded, and were heard to go off. Two Jews were observed carrying off seve ral guns from the premises ; they were pursued by a constable along Piccadilly, but effected their escape. Two other person; were stopped by an Officer of Marlborough -street, with a quantity of stolen property. The houses of Mr. Wheater, Mr. Ashman, Mr. Buckingham, and Mr. Rowley, were entirely destroyed by half-past eight o'clock in the morn ing, and all the property (except a few trifling things, which were carried into St. Martin's Church-yard) was destroyed. The engines were not supplied with water until seven o'clock. The flames continued their ravages chiefly at the houses in Hewitt's-court, at the back of the above six houses (which were chiefly occupied by poor per sons), which were before nine o'clock entirely gutted. The poor occupants had but very little time to get out of their dwellings, and therefore could save but very little of their property.. The children Were Carried into St. Martin's Church- ; Yard, and wrapped in blankets, their apparel hay• ing been consumed. The - extent of this awful and melancholy die. aster is not yet known ; the following is already eseertained Wheater was burnt to de A shopper), named Sturgeon, who resided at No. 6, Artillery-place, Stretton•ground, Westminster, shared the same fate. Another shortcut:it, named Tasker, was killed in leaping from the third-fl. , tor window. Another shopman, named Lloyd, who is now at the house of Mr. Barron, ironmonger, Strand.is so dreadfully injurer, by throwing himself front a window, that he is not ex pected to live many hours. Mr. Wheater is in a dangerous state, and the child is not ex pected to recover from the injuries it has re ceived. No other person is missing. The value of the property destroyed is incalculable.-- Tnere is no positive proof how the fire com menced ; but it is generally Staten to have been cauqed in the following manner :—On every Sa- . turday, the flue for the purpose of warming St. Martin's Church is lighted, and on last Saturday night it was noticed by the inhabitants of Church-court and Hewitt's-court, that the chim ney of the church emitted large sprks of fire, tome of which were carried into the air a cons-i..: derahle distance before they were extingt»shvr!, and some fell on the tops of the houses in an ignited stare. An alarm WAS then made, and it was propos.ed to send for the beadle, but on a sud. den the fire disappeared, and it was thought un necessary. The houses which are destroyed are within 6U yards of the Church, and it is conjec turer) that the sparks communicated to some corn-. bustible substance, and did not break out into. flame unlit early next morning. Air. Wheater's statement of the tire is as follows awoke yesterday morning about 6 o'clock, and found his chamber, which was on the second floor, full of smoke; he awoke his wife, who lay with her child it, her arms by his side, and told her to get up or, she would he burnt to death. He leaped out of bed and ran up stairs to alarm his shopmen ; he called to them ; they answered; he ran down stairs again and could not see his wife and child for tl►e thick smoke that filled the place; he supposed that she had ran down stairs ; be_at tempted to go after her, but was prevented by the flames issuing up the stairs ; be ran back and got to a window at the top of the landing-place of the second floor, when he could proceed no further. He forced tl►e window out with his arms, and put his head through to get air, as he was almost suf focated ; as soon as he had recovered himself a little, he found the flames had reached his legs, and they began to burn ; he had time only to re commend himself to the protection of his Maker, and threw himself through the 'window-frame. At eleven o'clock yesterday morning the body 'of Mrs. Wheater was got out of the ruins, a dread ful spectacle. She w►as put in a shell und earned to St.- Martin's workhouse. The body of the shopman was seen a short time afterwards behind a chimney, between two half burnt pieces of timber, where it was suspended in the view of the spectators, a moss appalling sight. '1 be re mains of the body were taken in the course of the day (where the two other bodies are lying for the Coroner's inquest) to St. Martin's workhouse, The house of Mr. GI eensill is also greatly injured ; the fire there burst out' afresh after the others were extinguished, at half-past twelve o'clock yesterday. The High Constable of Wes►minster (Mr. Lee) attended, and exerted himself with great effect, with the assistance of the soldiery, to keep off the mob, and to preserve a'clear way for the opera tions of the firemen. The property destroyed is immense. It is not yet ascertained whether one or more lives are not lost in the adjoining buildings. A party of the Foot Guards were stationed to keep off the crowd. They were plat •d at every avenue leading to the spot to preserve order. FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, FEB. 26.—The Report made to the Chamber of Peers, on the Recruitment Projet, proposes to restrict the right of proenction of the Sub-Officers to two-thirds of the Lieutenancies and Captaincies. M. de Cruykenbom-g, a Belgian Officer, ci-de vant Colonel in the French service, who some months since :•eceived orders to quit Park after a detention of fifteen days at la Force, was ar rested the evening before yeslerday, when alight ing from a carriage to enter tie Opera. He was conveyed to the prefecture. It is miderstood'that he has obtained liberty to return to his hotel, escorted by two Gendarmes, to arrangehis affairs, and that be will be immediately re-conveyed to Belgium. It has been stated in one of the Journals that the King and Queen of Spain meant to go to Cadiz to witness the arrival of the Russian fleet, but we believe the report to be unfounded. A report was lately current in Sardinia and at Genoa, that Algiers was not only a prey to the plague but_ also to civil vvar, and that in c00.“..- (pence of the innovations attempted tri he intro duced into the Government by the new Deli his castle was besieged by the Turkish militia. FIVE per CENTS,—Wednesday, 67f. sc. HEIDELBERG, FEB. 17.—1 n the Saxon Duchy -of Prussia, several proprietors and other persons • of respectability have refused to pay the new in direct taxes imposed by the Prussian Government, on the ground that they have not been consented to by the Provincial States. The .affair is•before the Superior Tribunal at Naumbourg. FRANKFORT ; ' FEB. 20.—1 t is generally reported liere that the Allied Sovereigns will pass a part'of the summer in this city. VIENNA, FEB. 14.—The Emperor of Russia, in returning from the Congress of the Sovereigns, will pass sonic time in. this city. A chimney in Carlton-house was on fire yester day afternoon, about 5 o'clock ; the flames were soon extinguished by means of wet blankets and buckets of water. A 'fireman was admitted to see that every spark of fire. was completely put out. I ►